Comments on: Pop vs Soda vs… Coke?

By: Meade

Meade — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:04:09 +0000

I grew up in Northern Virginia and the term was always “soft drink”. Rarely did we ever say “soda”, but according to the map that has now changed. Only in Central and Southern Virginia do they use the term “coke” to refer to any soft drink at all. I think soda sounds silly. Soda is something you bake with !

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 03:23:02 +0000

It is hilarious to me that southern states call it coke, regardless of the variety.

By: melanie

melanie — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:38:23 +0000

im from new jersey and if you say pop you get a wtf look. in michigan where i vist often they call it pop and when i ask for a soda they say you mean a pop. but no matter what there is no real name for soda, pop, soda pop, pop soda, soft drink, fizzy drink, its always going to be different no matter where you go. even places like big boys, famus daves, you may see them in one state but your not seeing it another stae.

By: Jake

Jake — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 06:14:04 +0000

What part of western PA did you move to? Its been Pop here for as long as i can remember

By: Dilan Singh

Dilan Singh — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:44:07 +0000

Here in Florida… U would get laughed at if u said “pop”… we call it soda. If u say Coke… u better b talkin about Coca Cola… or u might not get wat u want.

By: Jeremy Symons

Jeremy Symons — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:12:04 +0000

First comes the soda…then comes the POP.

I call it Soda.

I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where most refer to it as pop.

By: 4m da chi

4m da chi — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:25:29 +0000

I dont know anything about this, all I know is that I’m from chicago, but I call it soda and pop. If I’m speaking spanish den I call it a soda, but if I’m speaking english den I call it a pop. If I’m speaking spanglish den I call it which ever term comes out first. hehehe. I dont know why. That’s just how I grew up.

By: Jones

Jones — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:03 +0000

If you order anything from McDonalds, they normally have no clue what you’re talking about.

¿Que?

By: JohnK67

JohnK67 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:56:55 +0000

Where I’m from in Ohio I don’t hear the word “Soda” hardly ever used. It’s either “Pop” or you call it by name (Coke, 7-Up, etc.).

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:12:11 +0000

Amazing…being from St. Louis I’ve always referred to soft drinks as “soda”, never knew there was another term for it until I was in my early 20s. To each their own I guess, but “pop” always sounded immature to me, like something a 3-year-old kid would call it. “Coke” I can kinda understand as sometimes a product in general can take the name of its most popular brand, e.g. Kleenex, Kool-Aid, etc. But to me it always has been and always will be soda.